208 gti tuning Brisbane

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Recently picked up a 2013 208gti second hand. Can anyone recommend a good place to take it for a tune in Brisbane. Thanks
 
You've got a hell of a lot of kW already out of the engine, and a fairly light body. Do you want it optimised for the road, or do you wish to race it?

Perhaps the first step is to make sure the computer has no errors stored. Do you have a code reader?
 
Have had it checked over and serviced and that is all so far. No equipment of any sort at this stage
 
seasink said:
You've got a hell of a lot of kW already out of the engine, and a fairly light body. Do you want it optimised for the road, or do you wish to race it?

Perhaps the first step is to make sure the computer has no errors stored. Do you have a code reader?
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Going to be for road use only. Probably just a stage 1 tune and some visuals really. Wheels etc
 
You already have light wheels, a decent exhaust, decent suspension and a large air filter.

The engine is already putting out more than the base equivalent. Do you want it remapped?

Are the brake pads suitable? The last owner may have fitted something nasty, though probably not on a GTI. Default Pug brakes are usually excellent.
 
Tons of info on etuners.gr - they were the pioneers of toying with the 1.6L THP. Check out https://www.etuners.gr/category/ecu-remaps/peugeot/208/

As they will tell you, depending how many kms on the car would recommend an inlet walnut (or similar) clean before any sort of tune. That will at least unrestrict and restore factory flow that is compromised by carbon build up on the direct injection head.

Next would be K&N or similar panel filter in the std airbox. Many tests have shown pod filters may sound better but give no performance gain. After that a GFB diverter valve would be next before you should consider a remap.

Be aware inlet temps run high even in stock trim so an intercooler upgrade should be high on the list if you remap in the warm climate of Brisbane.
 
thatguy said:
Tons of info on etuners.gr - they were the pioneers of toying with the 1.6L THP. Check out https://www.etuners.gr/category/ecu-remaps/peugeot/208/

As they will tell you, depending how many kms on the car would recommend an inlet walnut (or similar) clean before any sort of tune. That will at least unrestrict and restore factory flow that is compromised by carbon build up on the direct injection head.

Next would be K&N or similar panel filter in the std airbox. Many tests have shown pod filters may sound better but give no performance gain. After that a GFB diverter valve would be next before you should consider a remap.

Be aware inlet temps run high even in stock trim so an intercooler upgrade should be high on the list if you remap in the warm climate of Brisbane.
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Thanks heaps for the info. Definitely noticed the temperature. Will check out etuners
 
Keep in mind that etuners' site is talking about the standard engine from years ago. Most of the mechanical deficiencies have been corrected. Your GTI version has already been hotted and mapped by the factory and the likelihood of an improvement is low.

Certainly a pod filter and a blow off valve won't do much except change the noise.

If you want to see the ultimate version of the engine, suspension and brakes, look up the Citroen DS3 Racing specs. An Australian review is at https://www.drive.com.au/reviews/citroen-ds3-racing-review/ Versions of these were modified out of sight for racing.
 
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I'd imagine the thp engine variation in the pug 308 GTi 270 would be the place to look at what's possible. And what differences there are. It has different internals but there may be other external parts that could be used. Definitely it would have a different map that helps with the power increase
 
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